But seen to symbolize the
form
Nonetheless refutes the
norm;
Collapsing space to angled
frame
Reduces symbol to token
name.
Then how to catch dynamic
flow:
With f-stop high and shutter
slow?
To limn dimensions true
to mould,
Must focal plane in space
unfold?
Let photograph assert no
sense
Of symbol, image, or concordance!
Emulsion fades with apathy
But speaks with raised intensity
When drawing dissent.
No whimsy fashions
Bind the aims of artistic
passion,
For gloss transcends ontology
When care is urge to disagree.
Half the onus lies with eye
To help the film transignify.
No mere reflection stares
us blind;
The photo lives with committed
mind.
- bruce g marcot
10/83
Note: Above photo © Bruce G. Marcot; taken at Eagle Falls, Lake Tahoe, California.